Boy stepped out of his house on to the sidewalk   Down the street on his block and then he just stopped   And tied the shoes on his feet and then he just walked   It was the middle of the week, outside was real hot      He told his dad where he would be now and whatnot   Said he would go down by the trees near the bus stop   The clock read quarter to three and he just thought   I'll sneak around and play hide and seek in the back lot      And on his way to the spot a man from upstairs   Told him to stop and come here when he just stared   At this little boy of seven years with brown hair   And as he came near the man whispered in his ear      And what he said left him numb frozen with fear   He wanted to run but his feet wouldn't go anywhere   He wanted to scream but he couldn't, he was glued there   He wanted to leave but he wouldn't, he was too scared      Cry no more   You don't have to cry no more   Don't cry no more   You don't have to cry no more      Don't cry no more   You don't have to cry no more      What happened that day left him changed forever   A day he wished he could erase, never remember   He tried to block out the pain as he got older   But he was consumed with hate now for this neighbor      And everyday he was ashamed when he saw himself   So ashamed that he proclaimed that he would never tell   Blocked out the memory of the pain so he'd never feel   He'd pretend to be okay and hide in his shell      He'd try to put a smile on his face like all was well   But this child couldn't change what he really felt   He blamed God for the cause that he was dealt   His heart grew hard now by the time he was twelve      Began to fall apart and his grades start to fail   Until the day he cried to God asking for His help   He wanted to find and start a new life for himself   He closed his eyes, into the arms of Christ he fell      Cry no more   You don't have to cry no more   Don't cry no more   You don't have to cry no more      Don't cry no more   You don't have to cry no more   You don't have to cry no more      Everything you heard the boy would never speak   He held it all inside until he turned fifteen   I know that might be hard for you to believe   But he couldn't talk about it until God set him free      See way back when he was seven years old   He was sexually abused but no one was ever told   Nowhere to turn and no place to go   See he thought he could get through and maintain control      But little did he know, he couldn't make it on his own   That was just the time when you came through to show   How much You loved him and You wanted him to know   That You would never leave and You would never go      And You taught him to forgive and gave peace to his soul   And now he truly lives 'cause You made him whole   And from that day ever since he ain't never been alone   That's why he's convinced he don't have to cry no more      Cry no more   You don't have to cry no more   Don't cry no more   You don't have to cry no more      Don't cry no more   You don't have to cry no more   You don't have to cry no more